Disclaimer: Sis didn't own Naruto, only her story plots and her OCs.

5—Something Wicked

It was two days until Halloween and Ino was throwing a big party that would be held in the storehouse next to her mother's flower shop. It was just the right size for a small party of friends to get together and have some fun. The party would be taking place on Halloween, which was falling on a Friday. Today, however, she and her friends were going shopping for costumes. Sakura had a pretty good idea of what she wanted to be, so it would be easier on her than on the other girls, who had no idea.

Today, her shopping entourage consisted of Ino, Kiba, Hinata, Tenten (who was dating Hinata's cousin Neji), and Tenten's friend Lee. Lee already had his costume, and Tenten just needed to find some ornaments for her hair, so they were tagging along to make sure Hinata didn't have any trouble. Sakura had decided to be a fallen angel, while Hinata had chosen to portray Cleopatra.

Ino had decided to be a sexy Little Red Riding Hood and Kiba was going to be her Big Bad Wolf. They arrived at the costume boutique that Ino had suggested they go to, only to find Naruto standing outside talking to a guy with brown hair, a guy with a black cat eared hoodie on, and Gaara. Sakura blushed as she realized that Gaara had spotted her long before she'd spotted him, because he was staring at her. She noticed a bag sitting by his feet and figured it was probably his Halloween costume.

The three other guys looked up as Sakura and her group got closer. Kiba bumped fists with Naruto and the brunette and nodded at the other two. Sakura just blushed and grabbed Hinata's hand, rushing into the boutique. Once inside, Sakura felt she could breathe. The two friends searched around and finally found what they were looking for. There was a modest white sarong Cleopatra costume that came with the wig and several accessories. Sakura's costume, while still appropriate, was much shorter than Hinata's.

It came to mid-thigh, with a frilly black skirt. The wings looked genuine, and there was even a crooked halo included. She'd buy a pair of knee high boots as well. They were about to go to checkout when they heard arguing. Both girls peeked around a rack and noticed two girls standing toe to toe in front of the fitting rooms. One was blonde and had her hair up in four short tufted pigtails. The other was a girl they had never seen before. However, it seemed the younger black haired girl had seriously pissed off the older blonde.

"You want to run that by me again?" The older girl growled angrily. The younger tossed her long hair over her shoulder.

"You heard me, shemale…there's no way you can keep a guy's attention very long in a costume like that." Sakura noticed the referee's uniform in the blonde's hands and wondered what was going on. She decided to mediate the problem, since she hated seeing people so upset for no real reason. She smiled and walked over to the two girls.

"Um, excuse me, I couldn't help but overhear you two arguing. Is everything alright?" She noticed the black haired girl turn a critical eye on her before scoffing and rolling her eyes.

"Nothing you need to be concerned with." Sakura just smiled and counted backwards from fifty. She looked at the blonde, who suddenly reached out and popped the black haired girl right in the face. It was obvious from the way the girl recoiled that she'd have a shiner for several days.

"Oh look, now you won't be able to keep anyone's attention when you look like the beaten up Bride of Frankenstein." The girl ran out and the blonde flipped her off, muttering good riddance. Several moments later, the guy with the cat hoodie came in, his gait lazy and his expression bored.

"Hey Temari, what did you do to Kin? She just broke up with me, saying that my whole family are freaks. What's up with that?" Sakura noticed the girl named Temari roll her eyes.

"She called me a shemale for one. Second, she was really rude to the girl over there when she was just trying to help. I got tired of hearing her run her mouth, so I punched her. She'll have a shiner until after the Winter Festival." She chuckled and shook her head. Sakura smiled at the blonde and held out her hand.

"I'm sorry if I made things worse. I just hate for people to be mean to others." The blonde shrugged and shook Sakura's hand. Hinata walked up and smiled at them. She introduced herself and Sakura then.

"My name is Hinata, and this is my friend Sakura. We're second years at Gakure High School." The blonde girl regarded them before smirking.

"Yeah, I think I recognize those names. You're in the same class as my brother and Uzumaki, right?" Hinata blushed and poked her fingers together, a slight blush coming to her face. Sakura wasn't sure who her brother was, but she had a sneaking suspicion, since Gaara had been standing with the hoodie guy and he was now talking to the blonde girl.

Sakura turned just as red as Hinata when she saw Gaara casually strolling into the shop, his eyes on her in a rather predatory fashion. She 'eeped' as she remembered her scanty costume and shoved it behind her back as best she could. She blushed and looked at the floor. A finger under her chin had her looking up at Gaara, who was giving her a smoldering look. She blushed even harder and cleared her throat.

"W-we should be g-going now…" She said quietly and grabbed Hinata, practically dragging the black haired Hyuuga to the register to check out. She heard something and looked over her shoulder. She really shouldn't have though. Standing there with a sexy smirk on his face, the red head stared after her with eyes that danced with amusement. She blushed again and turned back, trying her best to ignore him. Well, he'd just get his at the party on Friday. She was going to knock his socks off.

With a determined huff, she paid for her costume and grabbed Hinata's hand. They had things to get if they were going to impress everyone…and it would be something completely out of character for both girls. Sakura lifted her chin as she thought of what she could do to really wow her friends, as well as the red head who'd taken a keen interest in her. A slow smirk came to her rosy lips. She had the perfectly wicked plan to bring Gaara to his knees.